Earlier in her political career, Kristi Noem took a subtler approach to cosmetics. Those days are long gone. Noem looks unrecognizable when compared to her old photos , since she epitomizes the "Republican makeup" trend. While some people contend that this style is evocative of 2016-era makeup, the excessive pile-on of products also feels a lot like stage makeup. However, stage makeup is intentionally amped-up to be visible despite distance and theatrical lighting. Behind the scenes, it looks less appealing.

Unfortunately, Noem seems to have a similar problem with her makeup. Even when she's onstage giving a speech, stage makeup doesn't make sense because the cameras are rolling. As the following pictures show, the tighter the framing, the more Noem's makeup issues are magnified. At clo

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